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Two women and their babies interact at the first Buie Babies stroller tours held at the museum in April.The exhibit on display in the photo is from the quilting work of Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry.

UM Museum provides programming for little ones

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

The second Buie Babies stroller tour is being held at the University of Mississippi Museum this Saturday morning from 8 to 10 a.m. Tours are set to beginning at 8:30 and 9:30.

The University of Mississippi Museum is doing what it can to engage younger museumgoers, beginning with infants.

Buie Babies is a new event organized by Curator of Education Emily Dean McCauley designed to engage young families with children under the age of 2.

Buie Babies is a stroller tour of the mu-

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seum that includes a variety of activities centered on education. The tour was born out of a partnership with the LOU Excel By 5 Coalition. Excel By 5 is a statewide, community-based certification “designed to improve a child’s overall well-being by TURN TO MUSEUM PAGE 3

Oxford High duo could be selected high in MLB Draft.

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Native enjoys serving community working for sheriff's office

BY JOHN DAVIS

ON THE BEAT

SPORTS EDITOR

Brad McDonald was born and raised in Lafayette County. It just seemed right for him to work for Sheriff Buddy East, and help the residents he knows so well at the same time. McDonald graduated from Lafayette High in 2007 and then he attended The University of Mississippi.

McDonald originally thought he would be working in the medical field.

While a student, he worked for parking services on campus. He remembers being involved in the apprehension of a man who was involved in a kidnapping on campus. That small part, the contribution as a whole, was something McDonald enjoyed.

“It was enjoyable and so I started to be more involved in law enforcement. The UPD asked me to go through their reserve academy with them. I did 10 weeks reserve academy and during the 10 weeks, I applied for a part-time job in the jail,” he said. “I worked part time and was going to school full time. When a position in the jail became full time, I took it. I stayed in the jail for about four, four and a half years. I ended up being a supervisor over one of the day shifts in the jail and I learned a lot. I loved it back there, it was a good job.”

There are several current deputies who have started their careers in the jail. McDonald agreed it was a good training, and that if someone wanted to get into law enforcement, working in the jail, or corrections, was ideal.

Brad McDonald “You learn how to communicate with people. You learn how to talk with people and you don't have anything back there but your tongue,” McDonald said.

“You're around people that are locked up back there, awaiting trial, guilty or not guilty, and you basically have to live with them for 12 hours. I met a lot of good people in the jail. Everyone makes mistakes in their lives. There was only one man who walked this earth that was perfect and it sure wasn't me.”

As much as McDonald liked working in the detention center, his heart was to work on the street and go out on patrol. He applied for an opening, and he was lucky enough to get the call he wanted to hear from the sheriff.

Each deputy works three months on days, and three months on nights. McDonald has been on that rotation for the past two years.

“It's been fun. I've learned a lot. I've seen a lot.

I didn't realize some of the calls I would go on and see,” McDonald said. “Seeing the things that I've seen, it can affect you mentally. We deal with domestic calls, most of the time on the weekends, but it can be a daily occurrence. When the temperatures start to warm, there are a lot more people out.”

So good weather equals

more activity for deputies in a nutshell. There are more parties, and more tempers that flare, which lead to the increase in calls.

“There are a lot of county roads in the county. I've lived here my whole life and I didn't realize how many were in this county until I started driving them everyday,” he said. “I grew up in a little community out near Tula, Potlockney, and I think I had been to Harmontown once before I started.”

McDonald is married and he has one child, a 2-yearold daughter Lura. His wife Megan works for the tax accessor's office. McDonald said his wife knew that he wanted to be a deputy.

“I was approached and asked to put in for the deputy opening and Megan was pregnant at the time. I told them that I had to talk to my wife, and that she was pregnant,” McDonald said.

“She knew I had to go to the academy and she was behind it 100 percent. She wanted me to do what I wanted to do, she wanted me to go after my dream.

My very first day on the March 5, 2014 another deputy was taking me home and my wife called and said her water broke. I had to call the sheriff and tell him my wife's water broke and that I had to take off a couple of days. I went

will test patience and some others that need to be laughed off.

“The worst call you can go on is one dealing with a child. Just going calls with children period are just heartbreaking,” McDonald said. “You want to do more, but you can't if that makes sense. You have to get DHS involved. Everyday is different. You never know what you're going to run into. I've gone on so many calls the past two years, they seem to run together.”

There are a number of people that recognize McDonald on a daily basis. He feels appreciated for the work he does.

“Being a deputy in this county, especially in this county, you know a lot of people and if they don't know you personally, they know your family,” he said.

JOHN DAVIS “I'm a younger so a lot of Lafaeytte County native Brad McDonald enjoys serving resi- people know my family. I married into a good family, dents working for the sheriff's department. so I'm associated a lot by to the academy in July ate life more and the things marriage.” when she was 4 months old. are you doing.”

That was tough, but it's all There have been some John.davis@journalinc.com worth it, made you appreci- funny calls, some calls that Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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age 5.” Meaning that local communities will have resources that support both children and their families during these crucial developmental years in order to make sure they are as ready as they can possibly be to enter the school system when they reach 5 years of age. The city of Oxford and Lafayette County along with the University community received certification in the spring of 2013, forming the LOU Excel By 5 Coalition.

“We realized we weren’t really reaching that 0-2 age range,” McCauley said in reference to how the idea for the tours came about with Excel By 5 in mind. “A lot of museums around the country are doing museum stroller tours, so we though we would give it a shot, and the first one was really successful. We decided to do it again and expand the time and allow more parents the opportunity to drop in.”

The first time the museum held the Buie Babies was back in April and had a turnout of around 13 families. With anywhere from two to four in each family, that was a good bit of people for the staff to accomodate. This time, the hours are extended so that families have

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A number of families have taken part in the Buie Babies event and tours. two hours before the opening of the museum to come and participate in activities. McCauley said that the idea behind having the event before the museum opens comes from the perceived con-

cern of crying babies. She said that parents often say they do not want to bring a baby to a museum and risk upsetting other patrons, so McCauley got rid of the other patrons and set aside two hours

dedicated just to babies. a musical education session led In addition to the tour, coffee by Jeanne Lippincott of Kinderand snacks will be provided for musik with Jeanne. parents. There will be playtime for chaning.green@journalinc.com babies with toys provided by the Twitter: chaningthegreen Family Resource Center as well as

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OBITUARIES FRANCES SIMPSON ESTOCK Frances Simpson Estock, 84, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016 at her home in Oxford. The funeral will be held Thursday, June 9 at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Waller Funeral Home with Rev. Brad Burnett and Rev. Ron Jenkins officiating. The graveside service will be in New El Bethel Cemetery with a reception following in the Life Center at New El Bethel. Visitation was held on Wednesday at Waller Funeral Home.

Mrs. Estock formerly worked as a Lafayette County Election Commissioner and in the Circuit Clerks office.

CORRECTION The photo in the Jim Dees' story published on 5-26-16 was not identified correctly. The photographer of the picture was Gaetano Catelli. The Citizen apologizes for any mistake or confusion on the matter.

BRIEFS OPC British Soccer Camp

begin Friday at Avent Park. The first movie is Big Hero 6 and it will Registration is curbegin at 7. On June 24, rently ongoing for British Annie Boyd will be Soccer Camp through the shown. On July 8, Hotel Oxford Park Commission. Transylvania will be the The first week begins feature, while Inside Out June 27 and runs through will be shown on July 22.

July 1. The second week The music lineup will infor the camp begins July clude Tony Boyd (June 18 and runs through July 10), McLeod & Guyer 22. Both camps will be (June 24), Pilot of the held at FNC Park. Those Clouds (July 8) and that take part in the camp Damein Wash (July 22). will learn basic skills and The music is sponsored fundamentals. It's open by the Yoknapatawpha for different age groups Arts Council. and also features scrimmages and freestyle play. OU-Bank For more information, visit bit.ly/BritishSoccer- Golf Scramble Camp.

The Oxford University Bank Two-Man Golf Scramble will be held Lunch June 25-26. Proceeds will & Learn benefit the L-O-U Ole Miss Club scholarship Elizabeth Ritter of the fund. There is a Calcutta Ritter Law Firm will be Dinner and each player leading a Lunch & Learn program on June 30 at the will get two tickets. Registration is $175. Beverages Oxford-Lafayette Chamare free, and cash prizes ber of Commerce board will be awarded. Register room. The program will at begin at 11:30 a.m., and www.olemissalumni.com run until 1 p.m. Ritter /events. specializes in business and legal considerations in choosing a company Summer name. A complimentary lunch will be provided by Sunset Series Boneheads Grill. Seating The next Summer Sunis limited. RSVP to set Series event will take rosie@oxfordms.com. place Sunday evening inside the Grove. Alphonso Sanders, who specializes Movies in in jazz and blues, will be the Park featured. The concert is featured by The Center The Oxford Park Commission's Movies & Music for the Study of Southern In the Park, sponsored by Culture. The concert is free to the public.

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Fossil Road Show comes to North Mississippi Fossils, the history of fossil collecting, great specimens, gems and minerals will all be at the annual Fossil Road Show in New Albany this Saturday at the Union County Heritage Museum. The show begins at 10 a.m., and runs until 2 p.m.

The ancient past is set in stone in Union County and the region, and the museum has permanent exhibits that show this story. The Fossil Road Show gives visitors the opportunity to showcase private collections and hear from the experts the latest news in fossil finds in the region. If you would like to bring a collection, please do.

Mississippi was covered with an ancient sea, and many of the fossils found in the area reflect this time in the region’s past.

There are also many fossil

specimens found from the Pleistocene of Ice Age period.

“We have tusks from the mastodons or giant elephants which once lived here that have been found in Union County,” said Jill Smith, the director of the museum.

“Teeth, tusks and claw are what remain of many of the fascinating Ice Age creatures which migrated here with mankind following about 12,000 years ago.

George Phillips State Paleontologist from the Museum of Natural Science will speak at 11 about the history of fossil collecting in Mississippi.

He and other experts such as Dr. Charles Swan of University of Mississippi will be available to identify specimens which are brought in by the public.

“If you’ve found something and you would like to know what it is and how it fits into the fossil history of the region, then you should come to this event,” Smith said. “It’s free and made possible by our community partners.

“So many people have found great fossils at the Blue Spring s Fossil Site as well as the creeks and ditches on Union County.

We get calls regularly to identify things that are found here. Approximately 15 universities are studying fossils which have been found at the Blue Springs site,” Smith added. “There have been dinosaur bones found there as well as a multitude of fossilized crab species and other sea creatures that tell of a different time in the area’s past.”

This is also a great time

to come and see the Geode Cracker. He brings with him a selection of geodes filled with crystals.

He has a machine that cracks the rocks so that they become showpieces filled with beautiful crystals. W.C. McDaniel with the Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society will be at the event with an array of gems, fossil and minerals. The North Mississippi Gem and Mineral Society will have a table to demonstrate their collections.

Artist Carol Lybanon from Memphis will bring her work incorporating fossil and stained glass in abstract creations.

The museum is located at 114 Cleveland Street in New Albany. If you would like to bring a collection to display, please call and reserve a table at 662-5380014.

LSCD Board holds year’s closeout meeting

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

The Lafayette County School Board held its closeout meeting for the 2015-2016 school year Monday evening in the boardroom of the administration building.

The agenda for this particular meeting was primarily focused on looking at year-end issues like policy reviews and updates as well as faculty and staff changes, all in preparation for the upcoming school year.

Among policy-related topics, the board approved the student handbook for the new school year. Policy revisions for the way in which attendance, tardiness and their excuses are dealt with

were approved. The Lafayette County High School GED Option Program, visually impaired services contract and Building Blocks Therapy of Oxford’s services contract, all three for the 2016-2017 school year, were approved.

Maintenance and janitorial staff of the district received over a week’s time more paid vacation time for the upcoming year.

Superintendent Adam Pugh told the board that there was a discussion of a raise with the staff members and that the paid vacation extension was a compromise for the time being, adding that the issue will be revisited at a later date.

Pugh went on to discuss the circulation of an

advertisement that was released this week in which the district announced its search for contractors to bid on their renovation project for the school’s auditorium. The district is currently planning to replace all of the seating as well as the flooring in the building in the coming months. Early estimates place the cost of the project at roughly $125,000, but that number is up for adjustment as the project will come under closer evaluation in the next few weeks. Bids for the contact for the project will open July 7. Upon its completion, other adjustments to the building such as new paint will be taken into consideration and are expected to cost

significantly less.

The school board went on to unanimously approve dismissals and resignations of district employees. Board members decided to individually discuss each hiring decision and recommendation for employment for new employees for next year. During this time, the board declared executive session, where they asked all essential personal to leave the room so that they could discuss in detail confidential matters pertaining to the employment of new faculty and staff.

Board members voted to hold a full meeting again on July 7. chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: chaningthegreen

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fore judge Carolyn Bell for his initial appearance and his bond was set at $5,000.

Investigators arrested Alston Monday on the charge grand larceny. According to the OPD, Alston and two friends were entertainers at a house party and the trio of friends left and took a laptop and sunglasses.

The two friends are still at large but warrants have been issued against them. Alston was booked for grand larceny and her bond was set at $2,500. john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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Antiquities Collections Manager and curator of Gods and Men Melanie Munns stands beside a statue of the head of a Greek satyr, part of the exhibit she put together.

Gods and Men exhibit offers new look at Greeks and Romans

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

Last month, the University of Mississippi Museum opened its latest exhibit using some of its oldest artifacts. The exhibit is called Gods and Men: Iconography and Identity in the Ancient World and is curated by Antiquities Collections Manager Melanie Munns.

Gods and Men was made possible through the Friends of the Museum who funded the exhibit which will be on display through August 20.

The antiquities collection at the museum is also known somewhat colloquially as the Robinson Collection and comes from a professor who taught at the university during the mid-20th century.

David M. Robinson was a highly acclaimed archeologist and teacher. When retired from Johns Hopkins University, he relocated to Oxford where he taught at Ole Miss beginning in 1949 and remained in the position until his

death in 1958. Robinson at the time had one of the largest collections of Greek and Roman antiquities in the world, which he continued to grow during his tenure at Ole Miss.

When he died, Robinson left his collection of Roman sculptures to the University of Mississippi, while dividing what was remained of his collection equally between his wife and Harvard University. She would go on to donate much of her portion to Ole Miss in a series of gifts.

Upon her passing in 1960, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peddle Jr. purchased the rest of Mrs. Robinson’s collection and donated it to the University of Mississippi, thus establishing the bulk of what is today the museum’s antiquities collection.

A significant portion of the Gods and Men exhibit is dedicated entirely to coins. There are over 800 ancient coins in the museum’s collection. A small fraction of which is currently on display. Rather than being divided up by age, size, ma-

terials or any other obvious identifying factor, Munns chose to separate the coins by the deity in which they honor.

“A lot of them are portraits, on the coins, the lamps, the busts, the terracotta, and, as with most art, you’re having that natural progression of doing shapes, animals to deities and eventually to individuals,” she said when asked why the collection was titled Gods and Men. “I like showing that mix of their culture. Why were they using this god? Why this person? I just find that the most interesting, I guess, the human image. It’s naturally what’s the most relatable to people. That is the theme. That is the imagery that, I think, really grabs people’s attention.”

Muns began her career at the museum as a graduate student at the university. The Florida native was in town visiting a friend when it was suggested that she consider Ole Miss for her graduate work.

She met with her prospective department and was offered a grad

assistantship that would begin in two months. She accepted and has lived in Oxford ever since.

During that time, she worked for the museum. Upon graduating she was initially hired on as a project manager. Over time, she has taken on more responsibility.

Munns job description kept changing as she branched off into different aspects of operating the museum. She eventually became the liaison between the museum and the university’s classics department. The department and the museum soon realized the value of having someone dedicated solely to the antiquities collection and the valuable research that could come from it. Munns was then given a permanent position as manager of the collection.

She writes grants, manages six interns and does a variety of other tasks, including deciding the type of items available at the museum’s gift shop.

Munns has an undergraduate degree and masters in art. Illustra-

tion and sculpting are what she studied the most, but she also has a lot of love for history and the culture surrounding ancient art and the way people used it to relate to the world around them.

“I have the one side of me that’s an artist, and I feel like Oxford has somewhat embraced me in that, but this has always been the other half of my personality,” she said. “I am really obsessive. I like problem solving. I love culture and history.

That was something that was always there and that I try to incorporate in my art.”

The curator went on to discuss how the museum and its director Robert Saarnio have always been incredibly supportive of her ideas and suggestions when it came to improvements to make or new ways to look at things. This support combined with funding from the Friends of the Museum made this exhibit possible. chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: chaningthegreen

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PHOTO COURTESY OF MACKENZIE ROSS

Children gather around in preparation for an activity during last year's vacation Bible school at Calvary Baptist Church.

Calvary Baptist Church's VBS planned for next month

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

Calvary Baptist Church will be having its annual vacation Bible school beginning Sunday, July 17 and going through the following Thursday, July 21, happening from 6 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

That Friday, there will be a small commencement ceremony where children will be presented with awards and have the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.

The theme of VBS this year is Cave Quest, exploring ideas in Christianity where Jesus gives His followers hope, courage and strength. Booths are set up throughout the church to keep kids moving and active during their time there.

Children move from one booth to another where they focus on different activities, lessons and crafts that change each night.

Supper is also provided for the children each night.

During the week, children operate in mixed ages groups. The VBS is open to any child in the community from Pre-K to sixth grade, free of charge. VBS organizer Christy Williams said that not separating each child by age group provides the opportunity for kids to learn valuable lessons.

“We mix our ages so our children can learn leadership skills and how to help the younger ones,” Williams said. “That has worked really well, and our kids really like it because they feel like they’re helping the little ones.”

This is the third year that Williams has organized vacation Bible school. She was volunteered for the job at a meeting she was not even present at, but is really thankful she was because it is something she greatly enjoys.

“I like seeing things come together,” she said. “All the kids are happy. I feel like this is what God has chosen

me to do, you know? It might not be a lot in some people’s eyes, but to me, I feel like this is my role in our church right now. My favorite thing about it is planning the schedule, and then watching it come together in the end. I love watching all the kids come in and really enjoy it and dance and have fun. They get to learn that church is not just sitting on a pew and having to be quiet.”

Williams went on to talk about her memories of vacation Bible school from when she was a child, memories that she looks back on fondly. She wants to make sure that she is able to provide a similar experience for children attending, as well as her own daughter. Williams has a daughter with special needs and says that one of the many things she loves about her church is how accepting they are of her daughter and herself. She said that the children at the

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church treat her daughter like any other child and always include her in their playtime.

Williams has been a member of Calvary Baptist Church since she was about 8 years old. She said she has always felt like she

was at home in the church.

She describes everyone as loving and accepting.

“Our church, the way the treat my child, they take her in like she is one of them,” she said. “When you walk in the door, there are people shaking your hand and

talking to you. Everyone is very friendly there. When visitors come in, I hope that they feel like they are welcome and part of the church.” chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: chaningthegreen

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Campers are led into the Safety House to watch a short video that provides demonstrations on what to do when they are caught into a house fire.

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Two campers try to navigate wearing goggles that have been completely blacked out.The exercise is meant to demonstrate how difficult it can be for firefighters to navigate during a res- After watching the video, campers were asked to escape from the back of the Safety House cue. Public Education Officer and organizer of the fire camp William Stewart squats next to using the ladder on the back. Firefighter Austin Dennis, 23, explains to campers how best to the boys to guide them. evacuate using the ladder.

After evacuating the Safety House, a camper speaks with a 911 dispatcher. The operators were on standby, waiting on calls from the children so the kids could have the experience of Dennis verbally guides a camper out of the Safety House as training smoke fills the trailer. dialing 911, in an effort to further familiarize them with the process.

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Supreme Court opts not to listen to evidence in bill reading court is unwilling to take the opportunity to hear the audio recording that is a violation of the Constitution and the integrity of the House of Representatives," said Hughes, adding he disagreed with the decision but respected the court.

The lawsuit pending before the state's highest court is the result of a tumultuous 2016 legislative session. In March, in the midst of conflict in the House and Senate over various pieces of legislation, members in both chambers were requesting that each bill be read before the final vote as the Constitution gives members the right to do.

In the Senate, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, who also was relying on the computer reading application, had the bills read at a fast, but audible speed.

In the House, the bills were being read at what most would agree was an incomprehensible speed.

Hughes filed lawsuit in Hinds County Circuit Court

BY BOBBY HARRISON DAILY JOURNAL JACKSON BUREAU

JACKSON – The Mississippi Supreme Court has opted not to hear the audio evidence in deciding whether House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, was violating the state Constitution in having bills read at a incomprehensible speed.

The court has set oral arguments in the unusual case for July 19, but rejected a motion this week to have audio of the bill readings be entered into evidence.

Rep. Jay Hughes, D-Oxford, who sued Gunn for the speed he was having bills read through a computer application, asked the court to allow him to enter the recording into evidence. The court rejected the request by an 8-0 margin with Justice Ann Hannaford Lamar, whose son, Trey Lamar of Senatobia, is a Republican member of the House, not participating.

"It is unfortunate that the

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s we move into summer, before it gets too hot to think, a question arises and flashes before our eyes: Is there a lightning bug crisis? Are they dying out? Do you see as many as you did in your childhood? My (very) unscientific analysis tells me the lightning may have bugged out.

First, let’s get our terms straight. Southerners tend to employ the phrase, “lightning bugs,” while most of the country says, “fireflies.” According to the Associated Press, Dr. Fredric Vencl, an associate research professor at New York’s Stony Brook University, we’re both wrong.

“Neither term is correct,” Vencl told the AP. “These insects aren’t flies or bugs, but true beetles, as distinguished by the hard shell covering their wings.”

Ok. But, like today’s politicians, I’m going to ignore facts, and continue in my ignorance to call them lightning bugs.

(While we’re at it, “bugs” covers everything insectual, if that’s a word, including beetles).

Now back to our question: Are we losing the blinking little buggers?

Vencl agrees the lightning bug population is on the decline world-wide. He gave the AP the short list of culprits: “general habitat loss, pesticides, chemical fertilizers, compulsive landscape neatness and outdoor lighting.”

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"Are we losing the blinking little buggers?"

We can cut back on pesticides but how did “compulsive landscape neatness” become a thing? We’ve all seen it, that lawn-zombie neighbor who takes tweezers to individual blades of grass. Who trims his hedges in perfect symmetry before washing his car every two days. Lawns weren’t intended to resemble golf courses. Let it grow, baby, you’re killing the bugs.

The good doctor Vencl, known as a “tropical biologist,’ explained that lightning bugs, male and female, spend a lot of

time close to the ground and are therefore susceptible to the effects of chemical fertilizers. He noted the high salt content of fertilizer is deadly to the egg and larvae stage of lightning bug growth.

Too much outdoor light can blind the female to the male’s flashing and he to her responding flashing. When you see lights flashing off a lightning bug, it’s their love call. Their public display of affection. Like humans, lightning bug magic happens, in the dark. Maybe we should just call them, “love bugs.”

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Why should humans care if lightning bugs are having dating problems? A recent conference on lightning bugs held in Malaysia released a report that stated: “Fireflies are indicators of the health of the environment. The decline of fireflies is a cause for concern and reflects the global trend of increasing biodiversity loss.”

Over in central Texas, the horrific, historic flooding that area has experienced this spring has had one positive effect, all the water has helped increase the

lightning bug population, though this will be zero consolation to all the suffering and loss of property and life.

Wizzie Brown, an entomologist with the Texas A&M Extension Service told KUT.org, an Austin-based news site, “It turns out it takes time for a firefly to grow. They need a wet spring to lay a bunch of eggs. Then the larvae need moisture as they grow underground for at least a year before emerging. Now that we’ve had the really wet spring last year and we’re having the really torrential rains, it seems like they never end. They’re definitely building up.”

Loss of life and property is too steep a price to pay for more lightning bugs. Plus, if standing water is helpful to lightning bugs, such conditions also give rise to the mosquito population. If it comes down to enduring more mosquitoes in order to produce more lightning bugs, I’m ready to give up lightning bugs.

Brown says there are steps we can take to encourage lightning bug growth without torrential flooding or mosquitoes. She recommends leaving part of your lawn “a little wild,” turning off outdoor lights and cut back on pesticides. Perhaps this is advice we should all follow regardless of lightning bugs. Wildness in the dark without poison is easily attainable. I would just move gin and tonic out of the poison category.

Last night I stepped out into my perfectly manicured lawn and actually saw two or three lightning bugs. While that’s a start, it’s certainly not enough flash for me. It’s time to go wild.

It’s time to turn out the lights and turn on the bugs.

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Rebels produced much more positives than not in 2016 t’s never easy to point out the bright side of things, the positive points, following a disappointing end to a season. That goes for any sport. Ole Miss baseball is the latest to talk about and evaluate. Baseball has always been the sport that is the toughest to finish up with when things don’t end just right. It’s much different than football in that there are no formations or complicated plays to ask about. Sometimes those questions, even in a loss, can get emotionally spent players thinking away from the final outcome.

A one-run loss to Tulane, followed by a onerun loss to Utah the night before, were emotionally draining for Colby Bortles, and rightly so. He fought back tears answering the couple of questions he got about the feel of things.

He said the team wanted to get back to Omaha for the College World Series. Bortles was a freshman when the Rebels went in 2014. Ever since he, and others like Errol Robinson and J.B. Woodman, wanted to return.

This seemed to be the year that may happen. The Rebels got off to a fantastic start, one that had some fans thinking the Rebels could be a national seed. Fans always like to see the positives, but who could blame them after February turned to March? Ole Miss had defeated Louisville two times and then earned a big tournament win over a Coastal Carolina team that was still battling to reach the super regionals on Tuesday.

Ole Miss won its first SEC series, on the road at Tennessee, by the time spring break was long in the rearview mirror. South Carolina, the first home SEC series, was the first time the Rebels actually looked mortal. It was the first time that any team had been able to figure out a way to slow the lineup down enough to win a series. Still, the Rebels won all the sereis they needed to following Week 2, and by the time they reached Hoover, and won the games they did there, fans were upbeat about the finish.

The Rebels appeared to have done enough to earn a national seed following the SEC Tournament. The RPI was definitely in their favor even if finishing seventh in the conference during the regular season wasn’t. As we all know, LSU ended up the No. 8 national seed. Looking back, that was a telling moment.

Ole Miss players said all the right things following the selection show. They put on a good a good face about it, but there was disappointment. They lacked excitement about hosting, to me. After putting so much into the SEC

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Oxford's Thomas Dillard could be drafted in the first few rounds of the Oxford shortstop Grae Kessinger may be facing a decision Major League Baseball Draft that begins tonight and runs through between playing for the Ole Miss Rebels or professional Saturday. baseball if the MLB Draft goes well.

Oxford High duo could be selected high in MLB Draft

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

Less than a week from now, Grae Kessinger could be taking a class at Ole Miss, or he could be heading out to begin a career in professional baseball. Thomas Dillard, Kessinger’s teammate at Oxford High, could be doing the same thing.

The former Chargers are both highly regarded prospects for this year’s Major League Baseball Draft, which begins today and runs through Saturday. Dillard led the high school ranks with 16 home runs this past season while leading the Chargers to a second straight MHSAA Class 5A state championship. Like Kessinger, Dillard signed to play for the Ole Miss Rebels last November.

Several scouting websites, or websites that are dedicated to tracking players eligible for the draft, have Dillard projected to be taken in the third, fourth or even fifth round. One in particular, Draftsite.com, had Dillard going to the Kansas City Royals at No. 97 overall, or in the third round. Dillard caught for the Chargers most of the 2016 season. He has the ability to hit from both sides of the plate, and he runs well for, stealing 18 bases this past year.

Kessinger, who played shortstop for the Chargers the past two seasons, is also well thought of by scouts. They like his athletic ability and feel like his frame is conducive to extra weight, which would provide more power and possibly more speed. This past season, Kessinger stole 20 bases for the Chargers.

Dillard and Kessinger aren’t the only prospects from the state that are expected to be drafted this week. Ole Miss junior outfielder J.B. Woodman had a monster season for the Rebels, hitting 14 home runs and throwing out runners trying to score at home plate. He is projected to be selected in the second round, and maybe earlier.

In one of the latest mock drafts, Woodman was projected to be taken by the Baltimore Orioles No. 54 overall.

Errol Robinson, Woodman’s teammate at Ole Miss, is also expected to be selected by a team later this week.

He finished the season with a .270 average and drove in a career-high 36 RBIs. Last summer, Robinson hit .312 playing for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks in the Cape Cod League. Ole Miss third baseman Colby Bortles is expected to be selected in the draft.

What round is the only question to answer. He finished the year with eight

home runs, and he entered the Oxford Regional ranked second in the SEC in doubles.

Another Rebel who was evaluated by scouts all the way through the regional was closer Wyatt Short. He finished the season with 11 saves, and he had 24 in his Ole Miss career. His arm strength, and velocity, make him an interesting prospect for teams looking for arms.

Mississippi State is playing in the NCAA Super Regionals this weekend.

A big reason for the Bulldogs’ success this year revolves around righthanded pitcher Dakota Hudson. He was rated as the No. 15 overall prospect in the draft, and should go in the first round. One projection had him going to the San Diego Padres at No. 8 overall. Hudson was taken in the 36th round of the 2013 draft coming out of high school in Tennessee. After only logging 34 innings at MSU his first two seasons, Hudson really showed his ability this past summer pitching in the Cape Cod League. This season for the Bulldogs, Hudson is 9-4 with a 2.62 ERA and he has 109 strikeouts in 106.2 innings pitched.

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Drew Bianco shows maturity with decision to play for LSU

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

Drew Bianco showed his father, Ole Miss baseball head coach Mike Bianco, a lot of maturity during his recruitment and decision making process to attend LSU. Oxford High’s standout sophomore, who hit six home runs and drove in 24 RBIs this season, said he thought it was cool when he was first looked at by the Tigers, and that initial feeling grew into something much more tangible.

“Me and my brothers always dreamed about going to LSU. When you’re a kid, you always dream about going to the same school as your dad and doing what your dad did,” Drew Bianco said. “When they started looking at me, I was pretty excited. They came and watched a couple of times in the summer and I called Coach (Andy) Cannizaro and he kept calling me and wanting me. He came to another game in Atlanta this year and he wanted me to come for a visit. I just fell in love with everything about it. The whole time walking through with my mom, I just kept thinking about wanting to play there.”

Mike Bianco helped lead the LSU Tigers to the College World Series in 1989.

He started his coaching career there under the legendary Skip Bertman, while his wife, Cami, also contributed to the baseball program when she was in school working on her degree.

“I would have been happy and proud if it had been any other school.

That’s the whole reason he’s not coming to Ole Miss. We wanted it to be his choice, we wanted it to be his thing,” Mike Bianco said about his third son choosing LSU. “We want all of our kids to love Ole Miss and to love Oxford, but we want our kids to have the same college experience as every kid.”

Drew Bianco attended his visit in late April with his mother. It was the same weekend the Rebels hosted Auburn. His father heard all the details of the trip via phone, and then again when they returned

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Oxford's Drew Bianco committed to play at LSU last month. His father, Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco, played for the Tigers, but said that the decision came all from his son. home to Oxford.

“Every time he talked with Coach Cannizaro on the phone, you could heart the excitement in his voice. I didn’t realize it would happen this quickly, but in our business, it does. They went and spent the day there and they were there from 10 o’clock in the morning until 10 o’clock at night.

They took it all in. I knew talking to him that Saturday night that he would end up committing,” Mike Bianco said. “He came back and talked more about the visit on that Sunday night. It was his idea. He wanted to wait a little bit because we were playing them the next weekend. He was very mature about it. All the things that he said about it were all the right things. When he talked about them recruiting him and his relationship with Coach

Cannizaro and just being able to spend some time with Coach (Paul) Mainieri down there and of course walking through their facilities and campus. He made a lot of mature points about why he wanted to go there and of course Cami and I felt very comfortable with it.”

“I could tell my mom had a blast on the visit. She loves Baton Rouge but she loves Ole Miss, too. It was fun for both of us,” said Drew Bianco, who heard his mother tell him how much the campus had changed during the trip.

“My dad didn’t want me to commit right away. We waited three days and they told me it was my choice and they would back me up on anything. They told not to rush into anything.

They were happy for me and everyone in my family was happy for me. I pretty much knew when I left I

wanted to be a Tiger.”

Drew Bianco was told that he will play “somewhere on the dirt” for the Tigers. He played second base for the Chargers this past season. He is projected to hit in the middle of the lineup because he has gotten a lot stronger and flashed power to go along with his speed. Mike Bianco took in some of his son’s games this season with Oxford, and he has seen him improve as a whole, adding this past summer was a key to his recruitment.

“I think it happens to a lot of kids. What I mean is the field is really big for those kids. It wasn’t but a year before they were on a smaller field,” Mike Bianco said. “I think the summer before, right after his ninth grade year, he had a tremendous summer and I think that’s where all of this really started, the re-

cruitment of LSU of him.

He played really well this past summer. The summer team he was, East Coast Baseball, when they went to the Wood World Bat tournament in Atlanta, they played up. He played really well there and I think that’s when he really started to get some interest.”

Drew Bianco has to wait 17 months before he can officially sign with the Tigers.

“It’s a while,” he said with a smile. “You play baseball to get recruited and now that I’m committed, I feel a little relaxed.

You still have to come out everyday and get better so that when you get there, you’ll be able to play. I want to win a couple more state championships, so I want to keep playing.”

When Drew Bianco finally does get down to LSU, he will have some

fans in the stands, even if his father or mother, aren’t able to make it down for a series.

“He will have a lot of family and friends even if his mom can’t get down there. He has relatives there and people that can go watch him play. That’s neat. That’s what I’m talking about the mature decision,” Mike Bianco said.

“He thought about a lot of those things without our input and he was ready to say those things, those reasons about why he wanted to go play there besides the obvious that they’re a good baseball program and that they play in the SEC and they have great crowds like most kids say. The LSU connection really didn’t have anything to do with it, at least from our standpoint.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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Tournament, a national seed is what they needed to keep them pushing, again from my perspective.

Mike Bianco is completely correct when he said that his team fought and gave effort in the two Oxford Regional losses. They absolutely battled. In 2004, after losing a heartbreaker to Western Kentucky, Ole Miss folded against Washington. That one was over about the time it started. That was a game, an end result, that could have been questioned from a heart or fight standpoint.

Bianco didn’t specifically talk about that loss, but he referenced other regional losses in general. There have been some times where you can question the effort, the fight. This past weekend wasn’t one of those times.

What the early exit boiled down to me, and some others, was not making the biggest play in the biggest situation. It happens. That explanation is tougher for everyone to take, sometimes, but that’s what it was.

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other familiar faces back as well.

And the signing class is a very good one. There could be some that chose to play pro ball right away, but a good portion of this class should be in Oxford to help keep things going. Oxford’s Houston Roth and Jason Barber will make a strong pitching staff that much better. That’s a promise. If Thomas Dillard, another Charger, gets on campus, look out. He can hit next year if nothing else. Grae Kessinger has a chance to start at shortstop right away if he also doesn’t chose pro ball. He’s got all the tools, and defensively, the fans will love him.

The reality of it all was the Rebels had 21 players on the roster that were either a freshman or a sophomore.

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press conference following the loss to Washington had to be tough for everyone.

Clemson, the No. 7 national seed, was defeated by Oklahoma State. Virginia, the defending national champions, lost its regional that was eventually taken by East Carolina. Arizona also traveled to LouisianaLafayette to capture that regional. So there are other favorites that are disappointed right now.

The bright side of things is that Ole Miss impressed more than not this year.

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Fast finish OM’s Suleman poised to help 4x100 team win at NCAAs

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

Pride is on the line for the Ole Miss 4x100 meter relay team, and senior Khadijah Suleman is ready to deliver for the Rebels.

For the second straight season, the 4x100 relay team is back to compete in the NCAA Track & Field Championships.

“Coming back and doing this again, to carry the same momentum that we had last year, and doing what is expected of us, is really important,” said Suleman, who runs the anchor leg in the relay.

Competing out in Eugene, Oregon for the second time should be a confidence booster for the Rebels. Suleman said the goal is to do better than in 2015 when the final result was seventh place. Last year’s time in the event was 44.64 seconds.

“We’ve been there before so we know what to expect, we know what we’ve been working for all year and now it’s about going out and executing it,” Suleman said. “We’re much better this year.”

The toughest part of the relays were the handoffs as opposed to the sprints, Suleman said.

“You’re always kind of scared and always making sure that your handoff goes right,” she added.

“You don’t want to leave on a bad note. At practice, if you’re rushing, the handoff you may have right before you go out there may not be perfect and that kind of gets to you mentally. You have to go out and execute and forget about what happened during practice.”

Locking down the anchor leg for Suleman revolved around a decision from her coach, she said with a laugh. She was the third leg last season, and she added that she wasn’t any faster than her teammates, Nicole Henderson, Shannon Ray and Breanna Tate.

“We have a really great first leg. She’s a bullet out

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Ole Miss senior Khadijah Suleman is set to run the anchor leg in the 4x100 meter relay at the NCAA Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. there,” Suleman said.

“What I was told in high school was the second leg and the fourth leg was the most important. In high school, I ran anchor. In junior college, my first year I was anchor and my second year I was second leg.

There is a lot of pressure on anchor leg, too. I feel like I do well with that, especially if my team gives me a really good start. I like to go out there and carry it on and finish it for them.”

Track came into Sule-

man’s life when she was in the seventh grade. She didn’t start to take it seriously until she was in 11th grade. That’s when her true potential started to really blossom. Her times first got her thinking about a future in track, while her brother motivated her.

“He was into track and ran at Cal-Berkley,” said Suleman, who is from Antioch, California. “I really just started track to get an education. When my brother got a scholarship to Cal, I really started to

see how far it could take me. I had good times, good enough times to go to colleges.”

After competing two years at Laney Community College, Suleman had to make a choice between Central Florida, South Carolina and Ole Miss. Suleman picked Oxford because of her visit.

“I had never heard about Ole Miss. I called my best friend up she said to take a visit, that it was a good school. It was amazing to me, I had never seen any-

thing like it or seen an SEC school,” Suleman said.

“What really stood out to me was when we went to the IPF and the training room, all the facilities we had in there like the whirlpool. After that, I took my visit to South Carolina and basically my mind was all made up. I’m happy with the choice I made.”

Suleman also competes in the 100 and 200 for Ole Miss. She advanced all the way NCAA Regionals this season before finishing 23rd overall.

“I had a good year, but I wish I had a better year so that I could have made it in my individuals to Eugene. I’m never content and I know I have another opportunity to run and hopefully I can get a personal record,” Suleman said. “This year, I was better in the 200. I like it more because it gives me more time to execute my race. If I mistake, I have more time to make up for it.” john.davis@journalinc.com Twitter: @oxfordcitizenjd

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ICC HOSTS SOCCER CAMP

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Oxford's Sage Mullins signed to play baseball at Holmes Community College Tuesday. He was joined at the ceremony by his family.

The Itawamba Community College men's soccer program just held its annual camp. Players from the area took part and they included, front row, l. to r.Trey Tatum, John Yoste, Noah Cooper, Nathaniel Cooper and Michael Patterson and back row, l. to r., Anthony Jones, Hollis Gaines, Cole Fortner, Edward Brown, Spencer Norris and Charlie Shull.

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Chargers perform well in early 7-on-7 action

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

Oxford’s success in 7on-7 tournaments continued this past weekend.

The Chargers went 7-1 in the O-Zone Classic, defeating DeSoto Central in the championship game.

Even as the Oxford offense rebuilds at quarterback, there were similar results to past seasons turned in.

“We had five games in pool play and then we had a single-elimination tournament,” Oxford coach Chris Cutcliffe said. “DeSoto Central beat us 16-15 during pool play and then we beat them 27-2 in the championship.”

John Reece McClure led the Chargers from the quarterback position. He will be one who takes over the reigns at the position that was played so well the past three seasons by Jack Abraham.

“He threw the ball really well on Saturday,” Cutcliffe said. “Even as a young guy, John Reece did a good job of encouraging everybody. People are going to look to you as the quarterback and when things weren’t going well early, he just kept on and kept everybody else focused. Nobody got discouraged and just kept playing.”

Running back Hiram Wadlington was named MVP of the tournament.

Cutcliffe said Wadlington was “everywhere” this past Saturday.

“He is a very coachable player. We can ask him to do a lot of things and he handles all of it so well,” he added. “He made a lot of tough, contested catches. Barry Flowers had a great day at receiver. He made some tough catches in tight coverage situations. That’s good to see.

Jaquan Webb also had a good day at receiver. We had a lot of guys step up and make some plays. I thought we played really well.”

LEADERS STEP UP One of the big benefits to taking part in 7-on-7 for Cutcliffe is seeing which players are going to step up when the competitive situations really start going.

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John Reece McClure performed well at quarterback for coach Chris Cutcliffe.

“You can also see how guys respond when things don’t go as well,” he said.

“This is a way you get to see that before the fall. On defense, we definitely saw some guys step up. DQ Thomas, DT Thompson, those guys are great leaders.”

John Meagher, who will quarterback the Oxford ninth graders, will be the next quarterback up behind McClure. Cutcliffe does have some others that start somewhere else on the varsity team that have played quarterback.

Those individuals, CJ Terrell and Flowers, both have experience at quarterback. Flowers actually got in some snaps on some drives Saturday, Cutcliffe said.

“He did well. He played in two drives and we scored on one of them,” he added. “He hadn’t really played quarterback since he was in ninth grade. We stuck him in late in one of our games and we let him get some work. Those two are talented athletes who have some experience

Oxford's Hiram Wadlington was named MVP of the O-Zone Classic 7-on-7 football tournament held at Bobby Holcomb Field. playing and can get the more informal workouts compared to a tournajob done.” ment situation, but they have always been able to MOVING FORWARD The entire rest of June, go for a couple of hours the Chargers will be work- against other schools. ing out in 7-on-7 on Mon- During the day, in the day nights. Those are mornings and afternoons,

the Chargers are lifting weights and conditioning.

“Our biggest expectation with summer workouts is that they communicate.

We certainly understand that people go on vacation or they have camps and

other things going on,” Cutcliffe said. “What we ask them to do is to let us know when they’re not going to be there. Our guys basically do that. When our guys are in town, we basically have 100 percent at our workouts. If they go on trips, we ask them to let us know. We want to teach them to be accountable and be dependable. It’s no different later in life when they have a job. They’re going to have to communicate when they miss work. So that’s the lesson we try to teach them there, be responsible enough to let us know what your plans are.”

On an average day, Cutcliffe said 70 varsity players show up to work out.

Between 35 and 40 from the ninth grade team showed up to lift as well.

“I was real happy with it, especially for ninth graders. So far, everyone is doing what they’re supposed to do,” Cutcliffe said.

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Next step in career at Lafayette for Russell Smith given contract extension

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS EDITOR

A new opportunity, without having to move away from the area, is what intrigued Jason Russell about working and coaching at Lafayette. After nine seasons at Oxford, Russell was approved by the Lafayette school district Monday evening to be the new powerlifting coach of the Commodores. He will also coach the offensive linemen who play for the Commodores, as well as coordinate all the lifting and conditioning for the athletes in the district. That part is new for Russell, who is still expecting to teach math in the district.

“One of the things I really liked about the job was the chance for advancement and a new title and the opportunity to work with all of the athletic teams in the district. That played a major role in my decision,” said Russell, who led the Chargers to four straight MHSAA Class 5A state titles in powerlifting. “I will be in charge of boys powerlifting and Sandra Smith will be in charge of the girls. I’m going to coach the offensive line and also coach the shot put, which is a new thing for me, a new, exciting adventure.

That will translate well from your

powerlifters to your shot put guys. A lot of times your shot put guys are your powerlifters. So those things will tie in pretty much one after the other.”

Russell threw the shot when he was in high school, and he helped train some of Oxford’s most successful throwers in the past from a weight room standpoint.

“I am familiar with and I’m also familiar with the muscle dynamics that you need to be successful at the shot put,” Russell said. “I think it will be a good opportunity.”

Michael Fair is the new head coach of the Commodores, and Russell felt good about working for him in the future.

“I think most anybody that has the opportunity to sit down and talk with Coach Fair realizes how much of a genuine individual he is and how committed he is to the kids in making them better,” Russell said. “Immediately after our conversation, I just felt very strongly that he was going to be a very successful coach and do things the right way in his program.”

Russell and Fair first talked not long after he was hired at LHS. The decision to move to Lafayette was made about fam-

ily, and after Russell discussed things with his wife.

“There was lots of prayer on this subject. I really wanted to make the best decision for me, for my family, for my future and I think this is a great opportunity for all of that,” said Russell, who was very complementary of the Oxford coaching staff, the district and administration as a whole.

“I’ve been in Oxford for nine years and this is a really exciting time for a rejuvenation of my career. It’s an opportunity to work with some different coaches in a different in a school system. I believe as a coach, we need that next thing to help us grow professionally. And I think this provides me with an excellent opportunity.”

Russell held two personal training certifications before he started out as a teacher. Informally, he worked with other teams and other coaches at Oxford to help them with their weight programs.

“This will be my first time to do so in an official capacity and that will be exciting because it will allow me to work with each and every team,” Russell said.

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On the heels of leading Ole Miss softball to its best season in school history, head coach Mike Smith received a contract extension, Director of Athletics Ross Bjork announced Tuesday.

"We couldn’t be more pleased with Mike Smith leading our softball program, and we are excited to announce our renewed commitment and that's he’s our coach for a long time to come,” Bjork said. “Under his guidance, Ole Miss Softball has reached unprecedented levels and we now have the ability to compete on a national scale. His teams have not only given us something to cheer for on the field, but they’ve also shown how strong they are in the classroom and in the community.

We can’t wait to see where this program is headed, and we look forward to the great future of Ole Miss Softball under his guidance. The best is yet to come.”

In just two years at the helm of the program, Smith has not only given the Rebels a competitive edge, but helped lead the group to recognition that resonates throughout the softball community. After what looked to be one of the best season’s ever in Smith’s first year in 2015 (30 wins – tied school record), the 2016 Rebels shattered that and every other win record this past spring.

The first NCAA Tournament ap-

pearance, first SEC Tournament win, first team to reach 40 wins, a school record 12-game win streak earlier in the year, school record 20-3 start, and a myriad of huge victories for the program all came in 2016 under Smith’s watch.

“I’m very thankful for receiving this new contract and extension,” Smith said. “I love coaching at the University of Mississippi and living in Oxford, where the community has been wonderful to my family and me. We love it here in Oxford and this is our home, and we are invested in Ole Miss and this great community.

I feel we are building something very special here and this commitment by the university is another great step towards ensuring we continue to compete in the SEC and across the country at the highest level.”

After going a combined 83-133 overall, and 16-86 in SEC play in the last four years, Smith and his staff have completed the turnaround leading the Rebels to 71 wins overall and 17 in league play, becoming the first team in program history to record back-to-back winning seasons.

Ole Miss achieved its highest RPI mark of the year at No. 27 in the final RPI before postseason play, and finished the year with 11 wins against top-50 RPI teams, six of which came away from home.

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